Griva Bheda
ग्रीवाभेदSanskritSay it: gree · vaa · bhe · da
- bh, dh, gh… — the consonant with a breath of air after it
- aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long
The four neck movements of the Abhinaya Darpana
TechniqueBharatanatyamKuchipudiOdissi
Meaning
Griva bheda is the classification of neck movements. The Abhinaya Darpana describes four: sundari, tirashcina, parivartita and prakampita. Sundari, the side-to-side glide of the neck, is especially characteristic of Bharatanatyam.
Also written: greeva bheda, grivabheda, greevabheda, griva bhedam, neck movements